Re: [Zope] Python Books - your opinions please.
The answer is very simple: get "Learning Python" by Mark Lutz & David Ascher, ISBN 1-56592-464-9 Don't waste money on any other Python book. (I have 4 books on Python, and flipped through another two.) When you feel strong enough, then you may want to explorer more specific topics in Python, you can then buy more books. But for beginners, the above book should be the ONLY book that you need. regards, Hung Jung ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
I agree with the opinion expressed below, but I would also recommend the New Riders book "Python Essential Reference". Lutz and Asher is a nice introduction to Python, but since Python is so easy to learn, the need for a good reference comes very quickly. I find "Python Essential Reference" to be quite handy. --
The answer is very simple: get
"Learning Python" by Mark Lutz & David Ascher, ISBN 1-56592-464-9
Don't waste money on any other Python book. (I have 4 books on Python, and flipped through another two.) When you feel strong enough, then you may want to explorer more specific topics in Python, you can then buy more books. But for beginners, the above book should be the ONLY book that you need.
regards,
Hung Jung
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Eric W. Sink, Software Craftsman SourceGear Corporation eric@sourcegear.com
Thanks to all for your suggestions. Learning Python and the Essential Reference is where I'll start. Thanks... hisnibs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric W. Sink" <eric@sourcegear.com> To: "Hung Jung Lu" <hungjunglu@hotmail.com> Cc: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [Zope] Python Books - your opinions please.
I agree with the opinion expressed below, but I would also recommend the New Riders book "Python Essential Reference". Lutz and Asher is a nice introduction to Python, but since Python is so easy to learn, the need for a good reference comes very quickly. I find "Python Essential Reference" to be quite handy.
--
The answer is very simple: get
"Learning Python" by Mark Lutz & David Ascher, ISBN 1-56592-464-9
Don't waste money on any other Python book. (I have 4 books on Python,
and
flipped through another two.) When you feel strong enough, then you may want to explorer more specific topics in Python, you can then buy more books. But for beginners, the above book should be the ONLY book that you need.
regards,
Hung Jung
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Eric W. Sink, Software Craftsman SourceGear Corporation eric@sourcegear.com
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If you have good exposure to programming, my suggestion will be to start with Python Tutorial by Guido (available freely at www.python.org). Then look at the python library reference and other documents available at www.python.org. If you want a better packaging of library reference, buy the book "Python Essential Referece". But keep in mind that the Python Essential Reference is just condensed form of library reference. -- sudhir
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